Sail control



Dec. 30, 1924. 1,521,478

R. G. REEVES SAIL CONTROL Filed May '7, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec. 0, 1 2 1,521,478

R. G. REEVES SAIL CONTROL Filed May '7, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR.

' TORNEY are REUBEN G. REEVES, BRIDGETON, NEVJ JERSEY.

SAIL CONTROL.

Application filed May '7, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REUBEN G. Rnnvns, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeton, in the county of Cumberland and State of New Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sail Controls, of which the following is a specification.

Wy present invention pertains to attachments for sail boats of the amusement type such as are employed in connection with round-abouts at amusement parks, and it contemplates the provision of a simple and inexpensive means for controlling the sails of the various boats to permit of the passengers in said boats to alight when the boats have been stopped and this without liability of danger to said passengers.

The invention further contemplates a concerted locking means for the sails of the said boats above referred to that may be easily and firmly operated without the necessity of stopping the movement of the boats should occasion arise for the locking of the sails.

Other objects of the invention will be fullv understood from the following description and claims, when the same are read in connection with the drawings, accompanying and forming part of this specification, in which:

Figure 1 is a view partly in section and showing my improvements as secured in side elevation to the center of main pole of a round-about.

Figure 2 is a top plan view partly in section. and showing the relation of my improvements to the boom of the sail boats.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken in the plane indicated by the line 33 of Figure 1 and showing the said boom as free.

Figure 4 is a view similar of Figure 3 but showing the boom as locked.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings.

The main or center pole 1 is of the ordinary well known type and at its lower end I provide the base 2 illustrated.

Surrounding the mast or pole l'is a grooved ring 3 and the ringis shown as grooved as at 1, while adapted to travel in the groove of the ring 3 is a. roller 5 that is secured to the arm 6 that in turn is pivoted on the shaft 7. The arm 9 is secured to the arm 6 and adjacent the arm 9 is a bear- Serial No. 711,717.

ing 8, while at its lower end the arm 9 is secured to the rod 10 that in turn is secured and is actuated by the lever 11 that is pivoted at 12, in the bracket 13.

The ring 3 is further provided at its up per end with equidistant ears 14 that receive the rods 15 and said rods are secured to the cars 14- by means of the nuts 16 while threaded to the upper ends of the rods 15 are cables 17 that pass over the pulleys 18 of the upper or small ring 19. It will be seen. by reference to Figure 1 that I also provide an anchor or ring 31 for the long rods 20 that extend alongside the mast or pole 1.

Surrounding the pole 1 is a turn-table 22 and extending from the element 22 are the spars or arms 23 that are equi-distantly arranged around the element 22 while secured to the outer ends of the spars 23 by means of the connect-ions 24 are the frames 25 that receive the cleats 26 whereby the boats 27 are secured to the frames in a swinging and sidewise rocking manner. At this point I would distinctly have it understood that I do not wish to confine myself to any particular form or frame, spars, turntable, or boats for the reason that although the said elements go to make up the finished device however my improvements may be used on any form of device to which they are applicable.

The boats 27 are equipped with the ordinary sails (not shown) and secured to the lower end of the sails are booms 28 of the ordinary well known construction.

It is the purpose of this invention to lock the booms 38 whenever desired as it has been found that not only at time of loading and unloading of the boats is it desirable to lock the boom but frequently during the revolution of the boats the wind is liable to rise and the sails will flop too strongly in the breeze and also prevent easy stopping of the boats while at the same time give rise to liability of injury to the occupants of the boats.

9n the end of the booms I arrange a flat plate 29 having a nose 30 and a foot 31, and arranged adjacent the boom is a vertical bar 32 that is secured to the horizontal bar 33 as illustrated while a standard 34 reaches upwardly from the spars 23 as shown in Figure 1.

At its upper end the standard is provided with the pulley 35 and the cable 17 above reiterredis secured to the standard at 36 after passing through the pulley 35. v

The rods 32-33 are provided with the eyes 37 and 38, respectively and the collars 39 surround the angular bar stlto prevent slipping of the rods 3233, while set screws in its normal free position by the dotted are provided for the purpose of retain ing the collars 39 in proper'position on rod or bar 41.

In Figure 2 I have illustrated the boom line a.

In the practical use or the invention, the booms are unlocked by merely throwing the lever inwardly toward the mast 1. This movement forces the ring upwardly and in turn the rods '15 and cables 17 so that the bar is released from the toot of the keeper of the boom. This permits not only the boom to swing freely but at the same time the bar 3233 .is free to move with respect to the angular bar or red ll,

Reversemovement of the lever will cause the bar 8233 to find its center and lock the boom and'sail in a quiet position to permit easy unloading of the boats.

Manifestly all of the various sails are locked and unlocked in unison and the 'movement of the lever will affect all of the sails thereby causing'the operator to accomphsh' the same result 1D so tar as all boats The locking means is particularly advantageous because when the boom is in its locked position the power 18 taken oil" of the V sails and this will permit the brakes to more readily stop the device. It will also be seen that in a device of this characterit often happens that the wind is of such a velocity that too great a speed-of the boats will be attained if the sails are loose and at any time that this contlngency arises lock- 'ing of the sails in any particular rigid position may be readily accomplished.

Having described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a device for synchronously locking the boom of sail boats such as are used in connection withround-abouts, the con'ibination of a mast, a slidable grooved ring surrounding the mast, a roller that travels in the groove of the ring, means for moving the ring upwardly and downwardly on the mast and connected to theroller, rods se cured to the upper end of the collar, cables secured to the rods, a standard arranged adjacent the mast and secured at one end to the cables, an angular bar arranged adjacent to the standard, a swinging bar fulcrumed on the angular bar and adapted to at an angle with respectto the carriages and boom, an angular bar fulcrumed on the bar and adapted to lim t the movement ot the boom, a standard-arranged ad acent the angular bar, a collar movable on the mast and means connected to the collar for moving the angular bar out of locking engage ment with the boom. 7

In a device for lockingand'releasing the boom of a landsail boat, the combination of a standard, a collar surrounding the standard and having a groove therein, a

collar arranged in the groove and adapted to move the collar upwardly and downwardly on the standarcha bar pivot-ally an ranged above the boats and adapted to engage the boom thereof, and means secured to the collar and the bar for moving the bar with respect to the boom.

a. Ina locking device'for the boomstr land sail boats, the combinationof amast, a collar movable withv respect to the mast, boats arranged adjacent thegmast, booms mounted above the boats, a bar for locking the booms in a single position above the boats and a means secured to the collar "for releasing the bar from the booms; I

5. In a device for the purpose set forth,

the combination of a mast, a collar movable on the mast and having a collar therein that by means of a series of links and a lever 1 controls the movement otthe collar on the mast, rods and cables attached to the collar rods surroundingthe mast and having small collars, an angular bar arranged adjacent the mast and so constructed and arranged that it bears against the booms of the carriages at certain timesand is adapted through movement of the collar to he released from the booms.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses REUBEN s. REEVES.

Witnesses: V

HUGH L. Reeves, J. ArJLEnBRANAT. 

